Breaches serve as a reminder of your rights to privacy

The “Mediscare” event this week, where it is alleged Australians’ Medicare details can be purchased online, has no doubt made many of us question to whom we provide our personal information.

In an age where we entrust so many different people, businesses and government departments with our personal information, what right do we have to demand these organisations keep our personal information confidential?

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Australian Privacy Act

Mandatory Data Breach Notification SchemeFebruary 22nd, 2018

From 22 February 2018, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will include a mandatory data breach notification scheme. This means you will have to alert authorities and all affected individuals about any ‘eligible data breach’ which takes place in your company.